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as_o well_o for_o malice_n as_o otherwise_o whereof_o the_o king_n be_v often_o grieve_v and_o divers_a of_o the_o realm_n put_v in_o damage_n against_o the_o form_n of_o the_o same_o charter_n wherefore_o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o all_o they_o which_o make_v suggestion_n shall_v be_v send_v with_o the_o same_o suggestion_n before_o the_o chancellor_n treasurer_n and_o his_o grand_a council_n and_o that_o they_o there_o find_v surety_n to_o pursue_v their_o suggestion_n and_o incur_v the_o same_o pain_n that_o the_o other_o shall_v have_v have_v if_o he_o be_v attaint_v in_o case_n that_o his_o suggestion_n be_v find_v evil_a and_o that_o then_o process_n of_o the_o law_n be_v make_v against_o they_o without_o be_v take_v and_o imprison_v against_o the_o form_n of_o the_o say_a charter_n and_o other_o statute_n in_o the_o 38._o edw._n iii_o chap._n 9_o be_v contain_v the_o informer_n punishment_n in_o these_o word_n it_o be_v assent_v that_o if_o he_o that_o make_v the_o complaint_n can_v prove_v his_o intent_n against_o the_o defendant_n by_o the_o process_n limit_v in_o the_o same_o article_n he_o shall_v be_v command_v to_o prison_n there_o to_o abide_v till_o he_o have_v make_v gree_n to_o the_o party_n of_o his_o damage_n and_o of_o the_o slander_n that_o he_o have_v suffer_v by_o such_o occasion_n and_o after_o shall_v make_v fine_a and_o ransom_n to_o the_o king_n and_o the_o point_v contain_v in_o the_o same_o article_n that_o the_o plaintiff_n shall_v incur_v the_o same_o pain_n which_o the_o other_o shall_v have_v if_o he_o be_v attaint_v shall_v be_v out_o in_o case_n that_o his_o suggestion_n be_v find_v untrue_a and_o still_o there_o be_v another_o law_n make_v 42._o edw._n iii_o chap._n 3._o in_o these_o word_n at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o commons_o by_o their_o petition_n put_v forth_o in_o this_o parliament_n to_o eschew_v the_o michief_n and_o damage_n do_v to_o divers_a of_o his_o commons_o by_o false_a accuser_n which_o oftentimes_o have_v 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have_v be_v violate_v by_o the_o privy_a counsel_n how_o have_v they_o send_v for_o gentleman_n from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o nation_n upon_o mere_a flamm_n and_o story_n no_o man_n can_v be_v quiet_a but_o upon_o any_o groundless_a pretence_n away_o go_v a_o messenger_n to_o bring_v up_o that_o man_n not_o consider_v the_o great_a charge_n and_o trouble_v they_o put_v the_o gentleman_n upon_o by_o it_o i_o will_v mention_v only_o that_o of_o sir_n giles_n gerrard_n he_o be_v send_v for_o up_o by_o a_o messenger_n to_o answer_v to_o i_o know_v not_o what_o a_o business_n about_o a_o black_a box_n and_o who_o charge_v he_o with_o it_o but_o when_o it_o come_v to_o be_v examine_v it_o prove_v nothing_o but_o town-talk_a and_o what_o a_o pother_n do_v they_o make_v in_o our_o country_n when_o a_o man_n make_v a_o great_a stir_n about_o a_o matter_n and_o it_o end_v in_o nothing_o that_o be_v significant_a we_o say_v billy_n have_v find_v a_o pin_n so_o i_o pray_v what_o do_v this_o 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their_o accuser_n to_o find_v surety_n to_o make_v good_a their_o accusation_n as_o the_o law_n require_v 37._o edw._n iii_o 18._o for_o then_o idle_a story_n will_v not_o be_v so_o currant_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o punishment_n inflict_v on_o those_o false_a accuser_n by_o 37._o edw._n iii_o 18._o and_o 38._o edw._n iii_o 9_o which_o law_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o god_n deuteronomie_n 19_o chap._n 18._o and_o 19_o ver_fw-la but_o now_o such_o fellow_n as_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o 37._o edw._n iii_o 18._o and_o in_o 42._o edw._n iii_o 3._o who_o make_v their_o accusation_n for_o malice_n or_o for_o revenge_n or_o singular_a benefit_n more_o than_o for_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o king_n or_o his_o people_n these_o i_o say_v shall_v be_v allow_v to_o accuse_v honest_a man_n though_o they_o can_v prove_v a_o word_n of_o what_o they_o say_v and_o for_o these_o device_n be_v we_o to_o be_v force_v from_o our_o habitation_n to_o appear_v before_o the_o king_n and_o his_o 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